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Robert Whyte's Famine Ship Diary 1847: The Journey of an Irish Coffin Ship UK edition
Robert Whyte's Famine Ship Diary 1847: The Journey of an Irish Coffin Ship
Robert Whyte
The voyage of a 'coffin ship' from Dublin to Grosse Île, in Canada, described in the contemporary diary of Robert Whyte. Coffin ships transported over 100,000 people in flight from famine, fever and conditions involving deprivation of all human rights. It illustrates what the poor passengers had to endure while en route and many did not survive.
128 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | 1994 |
| ISBN13 | 9781856350914 |
| Publishers | The Mercier Press |
| Pages | 128 |
| Dimensions | 129 × 197 × 11 mm · 130 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Mangan, James |
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